General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Sl No. Parameter Value
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Reservoir Name Ravishankar Sagar
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Type of Reservoir Large
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Location Dhamtari
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Latitude & Longitude 20 deg 34 minutes N/81 deg 34 minute E
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Date of Commissioned 1971-1981
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District Dhamtari
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State Chhattisgarh
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Period of Information 1985-1993
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Purposes Power generation
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Controlling Authority Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
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River System Cauvery
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Area Data not found
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Area at FRL 348.70 m.
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Capacity 154.1 mcm
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Catchment Area 3670 ha
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Catchment Reservoir Area 3670 sq.km
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Mean Depth 10 m.
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Gross Storage Capacity 909.3
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Live Storage Capacity Data not found
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Others
Dead storage capacity-143.60*(106 m3), Water spread area at FRL-9540 m.,

Water spread area at DSL-3214 ha., Lenth of shore line-102.4 km., Shore development index-2.96,

Masonry dam-Length of dam spillway portion-252.25, Spillway gates-14 nos. (15.0x 10.0 m), Maximum height of dam 32 m.,

Earthen dam-Length of main dam-1245.75 m., Length of saddle dam-1110.00 m., Maximum height of main dam-30.5 m.